BUSPAR Reviews (BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.9 (961 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare BUSPAR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BUSPAR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | anxiety/panic disorder | dizziness | I have found much relief after mr Dr. started me on Buspar. | F | 28 | 2 months | 9/24/2001 | 4 | Anxiety, SSRI Sexual Side Effects | Dizziness at first... Went away after a few days. | Works like a charm... Just give it some time. Does not INTOXICATE like benzos... Just makes you feel like everything is OK and nothing to worry about. | M | 28 | 21 days | 10/19/2004 | 4 | Augment SSRI | Dizziness | Subtle but noticable decrease in unwanted anxiety. It's not a cure-all and I can still get stressed, but I don't pace around in circles pulling out my hair like I used to! I am taking 15 mg (5 mg 3x per day) along with 10mg Lexapro. I used to be on 20 mg of lexapro but since adding the buspar I have been able to decrease the Lexapro, which is a VERY GOOD THING. I always take Buspar on an empty stomach so that I absord the same amount each time. I recommend this to anyone else who takes Buspar (or many other drugs) | M | 28 | 2 months | 12/18/2006 | 4 | GAD, social anxiety | Feel spacey for about 15 minutes after taking. Thinned my hair (gross). | This medication has made me feel more calm and able to think about things more thoroughly. I still hate taking medication. Doesn't make me insatiably hungry like Paxil did. | F | 28 | 2 months | 1/4/2009 | 4 | social anxiety | I get real dizzy for 15 minutes after taking it and a little dizzy throughout the day. | I felt really good the first 5 days and now I am just feeling ok but bettter than before I started taking it. | M | 28 | 12 days | 1/3/2009 | 4 | Anxiety, PTSD | I took Buspar because I have terrible nightmares that would keep me up for DAYS sleeping 3hrs in 5 days is never good and I cannot take narcotics. I haven't really had issues except for being tired all the time..... I wish I could take them both at night cause I'd sleep fantastic! after I take it for about a half an hour I'll feel a little dizzy and have to lie down until it goes away. I do have weird/bad dreams here and there but if you knew the dreams i was having before you would know these arent a big issue and most of these people would be like oh these arent a big deal lol all and all it doesnt take away all my anxiety but it sure takes that awful edge off also have been a cutter since age 8 and havent even felt the want or need since ive been on this medication which is an AMAZING thing. I have noticed a little memory loss and sometimes confusion it isnt horrible but for sure noticeable. like not being able to remember my voice mailbox passcode..... i mean really? ive had it for | all and all I would recommend this to someone with anxiety but I would advise to make sure and take it everyday because there is withdrawal and if you haven't had a panic attack and you stop this suddenly without weening yourself off first you most likely will I know many other people on Buspar which is how I found out about it! :) I hope everyone finds something that helps if this doesn't! | F | 28 | 5 weeks 10mg 2X day | 8/21/2012 | 4 | Anxiety | F | 28 | 4 months 15 3X day | 7/19/2011 | 4 | Anxiety and Bruxism/TMJ | Flatulence at first, along with subtle diarrhea, but not entirely sure it is related. Same as others: dizziness and "heavy legs"...a bit disoriented for first hour after taking. Has been getting better as my body becomes accustomed to the drug. | This drug has helped with some of the tension I experience as a result of bruxing and clenching, all related to anxiety. It is a nice replacement to the typical benzo's, which I swore never to go on again. Those things are dangerous. I would highly recommend anyone suffering from mild to moderate anxiety to experiment with Buspar. | F | 28 | 30 days 15MG 1X day | 4/23/2010 | 3 | GAD | I just started taking buspar today i had taken it as a child to help me sleep. But over the last 5 yrs since my divorce i seem to have lost my self confidence and self esteem i worry over everything and constantly feel like people all looking at me I have anxiety to the point i avoid people and places and lose sleep. I see a counselor once a week and take xanax i want to stop taking the xanax, the dr started me on buspar so i started taking it today will let u know how it goes | M | 28 | 1 days 7.5 2X day | 4/23/2010 | 3 | Anxiety, Panic Attacks | Lightheadedness, dizziness, spacing out, tunnel vision, nausea, skin feels like it's on fire, muscle stiffness and pain, jaw clenching, sweating, heart palpitations, numbness in all extremities (most of which I'm already suffering from the anxiety, I'm not sure if it's the buspirone side effects or xanax withdrawals) It's hard to tell what's really going on between the two meds. | I was on 2 mg of xanax per day for almost 3 years. I became pregnant and my doctor wanted me weaned off the xanax immediately. (This was over a 2 week period, which I think was a little negligent of my doctor considering how long I've been on it) I have been experiencing withdrawals from the xanax and I honestly believe if it wasn't for the buspirone that I would be freaking out much worse right now. I read that it doesn't help with the withdrawals of benzos, but I think it is taking the edge off a little. I'm willing to stick with it and it's side affects to feel the full benefits. I just wish there was something safe for me to take in addition that could help with the xanax withdrawals. Is there? | F | 28 | 2 weeks | 12/28/2007 | 3 | Anxiety | None | Felt like I wasn't taking anything at all, like a sugar pill. Still needed Xanax for attacks. | F | 28 | 9 months | 4/20/2006 | 3 | anxiety | Brain flashes, tiredness, dizziness, voices, increased psychotic tendencies. | I like the way buscar makes me feel it gives me high a high I can't explain that comes in waves but when they come they give me brain flashes like strobe lights in my eyes for a split second. It takes away my anxiety but it also increases my voices and psychosis and schizophrenia which was induced by my medication so just like all psychiatric medication and research its worthless. | M | 28 | 1 years 10mg 2X day | 9/29/2020 | 2 | 6 months | not good for long term use. | vivid dreams,headaches, and dizziness | F | 28 | 6 months | 10/22/2005 | 2 | antianxiety | hard to tell because the | worked for a little while but after about two months everything went back to the way it was | M | 28 | 3 months | 6/28/2003 | 2 | Anxiety, minor depression | Lightheadedness, feel like I'm in a fog, nauseated, disoriented at times, difficulty concentrating, get hot suddenly | Uses to be on Celexa for depression which was EXCELLENT--may me feel "normal" again. Gradually weened off, then anxiety set in several years later. Dr. suggested Buspar this time as my symptoms are more anxiety related--not out of control, just feel overwhelmed at times. I'm having a lot of trouble dealing with the side effects, especially within the 10-30 minutes after taking each dose. I can't easy look past the side effects to see if I'm less anxious! I'm on 7.5 mg 2x/day and I'm supposed to increase but that's not going to happen at this point. My PCP started me on this, and I have plans to meet with a psychiatrist soon so I'll let him/her give me their input before continuing this. Glad to hear some people are having success, but looks like I'll be going another route myself. | M | 28 | 7 days | 9/30/2007 | 2 | Stomach Problems | Dizziness, Brain Zaps, Headaches, Lightheaded, Eye Irritations, Slight Nausea | I took 15mg of Buspar for one month and had to decrease the dosage by half because of unbearable dizziness and lightheaded feeling which could last between 4-5 hours. I have taken 7.5mg for the last 3 months with occasional dizziness. For the last month I have been getting brain zaps several times a day, headaches and eye irritations. I have never had any issues with my head before. I am not taking Buspar for anxiety so I can't say if it works for that but it has worked well for my stomach problems which is why I am on this medication. I have decided to wean myself off the medication because the headaches and brain zaps have become unbearable. | F | 28 | 4 months | 1/30/2010 | 2 | Anxiety | Buspar made me super dizzy and I felt motion sick when I took it the first time. The second time I cut my dose down into a third and it still made me feel a little dizzy so I can't take this anymore. | It might have helped slightly with my anxiety but only because my mind was forced to focus on how dizzy I was rather than other things that make me anxious. I was very uncomfortable when I took Buspar - yuck I hate that feeling. | F | 28 | 2 days 15? 1X day | 9/2/2010 | 1 | panic attacks | i began taking buspar a couple of weeks ago because i was having extreme panic attacks after my brother committed suicide. at first, it felt as though it was having a therapeutic effect--i could drive, eat, sleep, and essentially relax. i began tapering down the dose a few days ago, and then on friday i decided i wanted to stop taking it altogether. BAD IDEA. initially the drug gave me a few unpleasant side effects--blurred vision, shakiness, headache. but this was completely different. i had the worst panic attack of my life with hallucinations, palpitations, brain zaps, uncontrollable shivering, inability to sit still, chest pain, inability to communicate, feeling of unreality--i felt as though i was going crazy. i was up all night, and the only way i was able to get some of this to subside was to take a half a pill. they say this crap is supposed to be non-addictive...my ass. the withdrawal effects for me were worse than the side effects! so now i am trying to wean myself | this drug induces panic attacks, not cure them. | F | 28 | 2 weeks 7.5mg 2X day | 3/27/2011 | 1 | Anxiety | dizzy all the time | It didn't work so I stopped taking it after 2 weeks | F | 28 | 2 weeks | 4/14/2008 | 1 | anxiety | So drowsy I could not function. I fell asleep while eating dinner and slept around the clock when I didn't have to work. | F | 28 | 10 days | 4/20/2004 |